The French pianist who had been praised very highly（）to be a great disappointment.

单项选择题One day, you will have to（）this foolish behavior.

A.pay
B.pay for
C.pay back
D.pay off

单项选择题The coming of the railways in the 1830s（）our society and economy.

A.transferred
B.transformed
C.transmitted
D.transported

单项选择题The secret agent concealed his real mission, so many local people were（）into thinking that he was a good person.

A.betrayed
B.driven
C.deceived
D.convinced

单项选择题Although these people knew that their boss was in a difficult situation, they were still（）him.

A.sticking to
B.sticking with
C.sticking on
D.sticking by

单项选择题A benefit performance is a performance for which a charitable organization has bought out at a discounted price and（）funds by selling tickets at a full price.

A.furnishes
B.raises
C.accumulates
D.contributes

单项选择题I will（）my lawyer to write out the agreement.

A.inform
B.notify
C.announce
D.report

单项选择题Hunger could be his only （）for killing a living thing.

A.sensation
B.cause
C.purpose
D.motive

单项选择题She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would（）her long effort.

A.justify
B.testify
C.rectify
D.verify

单项选择题While the development of the suburbs has created problems, it has also provided（） modern housing for millions of people.

A.excessive
B.immense
C.memorable
D.substantia

单项选择题Reading（）the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

A.rectifies
B.prolongs
C.minimizes
D.furnishes